A tragedy that made the U.S. Navy better.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-tragic-sinking-two-nuclear-submarines-transformed-us-navy-169720

Plenty of powers have picked a fight because they saw a window of opportunity slamming shut.

https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/september/dont-let-china-conclude-its-opportunity-now-or-never

Back-to-back cruises wear out people and hardware.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/don%E2%80%99t-send-aircraft-carrier-persian-gulf-169611

. . . tyranny of proximity in the Mediterranean Sea.

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/mediterranean-sea-one-dangerous-place-169317

Change faster or lose.

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/us-air-forces-new-mission-accelerate-change-or-lose-168781

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/515243-chinas-worrisome-edge-toward-a-launch-on-warning-nuclear-posture

And using implements of war to sway opinion.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/chinas-carrier-killer-missiles-what-everyone-missing-168423

Look to the American Civil War to find out –

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/could-china-successfully-blockade-taiwan-168035

Mostly cons.

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/f-16v-fighters-taiwan-8-billion-well-spent-yes-and-no-167572

Why not ask the NFL G.O.A.T. for military advice?

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/donald-trumps-new-china-adviser-bill-belichick-167051